Alignment Doesn't Feel Aligned at First — It Feels Like Loss

About this episode

This episode discusses how the beginning of alignment often feels like loss and the importance of trusting the process of realignment.

In this episode we’ll talk about: Why the beginning of alignment almost always feels like something is falling apart How loss and alignment share the same entry point and why that confuses people Why God's realignment process requires the removal of things you thought were permanent How to recognize alignment when it's disguised as disruption Why the discomfort of transition is evidence of repositioning not punishment What becomes possible when you stop resisting the loss and start trusting the rearrangement And more… START HERE… → Join The Niche Is You® — my Substack (20K+) — Weekly essays, the full workshop library, the private community + the Quarterly Challenges. → https://mattgottesman.substack.com/about NEW HERE… → 6 Days to Clarity Workshop — clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play. → https://mattgottesman.com/reverse-engineer-your-life (FREE) CONNECT WITH ME… → Instagram — @mattgottesman → TikTok — @mattgottesman → YouTube — @mattgottesman RESOURCES… → Write • Design • Build — my Content Creator Studio & OS masterclass (Included when you join my Substack) — Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income — CLICK…

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Gottesman

Topics covered

• alignment
• loss
• transition
• disruption
• trust
• rearrangement

Keywords

• alignment
• loss
• transition
• disruption
• trust
• rearrangement
• realignment
• discomfort

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Organizations: The Niche Is You, Substack, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Content Creator Studio, thenicheisyou.com

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